MWF Celebrates Christmas [23-Dec'14]

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Across
  1. 2. The poinsettia plant originates from which country?
  2. 4. Which of Santa's reindeer shares its name with a mythical god of love? –
  3. 5. What is the chemical formula of snow?
  4. 6. In what country, the world's seventh largest by geographical area, is Christmas known as Bada Din (the big day)?
  5. 8. What was the name of John the Baptist's Mother?
  6. 10. American cartoonist Thomas Nast is credited with creating the traditional image of which popular Christmas character?
  7. 12. What day of the week was Christmas day in the year 2000 (in the conventional western calendar)?
  8. 13. Patra, the birthplace of the original Santa Claus, St Nicholas, is in which modern country?
  9. 14. Which country traditionally gives London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree?
Down
  1. 1. Which alcoholic ingredient is used in a Snowball cocktail?
  2. 3. In Victorian England who were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms?
  3. 7. In what town was Jesus born?
  4. 9. If you were born on Christmas Day, what's your star sign?
  5. 10. Who were first people to visit the baby Jesus?
  6. 11. To what country did Hong Kong surrender on Christmas Day, 1941?
  7. 15. What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?